Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

That works well for flat falls.... I would hate to land having a boulder in the middle of my back.

I've read previously about some martial arts fall techniques... that if you slam your arms back behind you when you fall, they absorb the brunt of the impact and save your torso. It requires exceptional timing to pull off.

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

You might not break bones, but that technique would certainly increase the risk of internal injuries. Your arms and legs are your "crumple zone" that help absorb some of the force of the impact as they bend (and sometimes break).

He might have been better off falling on his belayer. Which leads me to think that's what Majid is likely going on about... The belayer is NOT wearing the required headgear! Oh My!

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

That works well for flat falls.... I would hate to land having a boulder in the middle of my back.

I've read previously about some martial arts fall techniques... that if you slam your arms back behind you when you fall, they absorb the brunt of the impact and save your torso. It requires exceptional timing to pull off.

Yeah, when I did aikido they trained us to fall off to our side (to protect the spine) and to slam our arminto the ground as we fell to lower the force on the rest of our bodies. You are also supposed to hit with all points simultaneously so as to lower the pressure on any one part of your body. Done properly it could make a hard fall much less painful. But it is probably hard to land in such a controlled way when falling off a boulder without a lot of practice, and a rock in the landing area would pretty much ruin your day.

well his nice technique didn't seem to save him there. read the description, it say he ended up with a bruised lung and three hairline fractured vertebrae. I guess he didn't quite fit into your statistic.

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

That works well for flat falls.... I would hate to land having a boulder in the middle of my back.

I've read previously about some martial arts fall techniques... that if you slam your arms back behind you when you fall, they absorb the brunt of the impact and save your torso. It requires exceptional timing to pull off.

Yeah, when I did aikido they trained us to fall off to our side (to protect the spine) and to slam our arminto the ground as we fell to lower the force on the rest of our bodies. You are also supposed to hit with all points simultaneously so as to lower the pressure on any one part of your body. Done properly it could make a hard fall much less painful. But it is probably hard to land in such a controlled way when falling off a boulder without a lot of practice, and a rock in the landing area would pretty much ruin your day.

The key there is practice. In kung-fu we would do tumbling exercises at the end of every day, and after just a few months, we could be pushed off a high table unexpectedly by our partner and land fine on hard concrete. Not quite the height involved in that vid, but I bet it would at least help.

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

That works well for flat falls.... I would hate to land having a boulder in the middle of my back.

I've read previously about some martial arts fall techniques... that if you slam your arms back behind you when you fall, they absorb the brunt of the impact and save your torso. It requires exceptional timing to pull off.

Yeah, when I did aikido they trained us to fall off to our side (to protect the spine) and to slam our arminto the ground as we fell to lower the force on the rest of our bodies. You are also supposed to hit with all points simultaneously so as to lower the pressure on any one part of your body. Done properly it could make a hard fall much less painful. But it is probably hard to land in such a controlled way when falling off a boulder without a lot of practice, and a rock in the landing area would pretty much ruin your day.

The key there is practice. In kung-fu we would do tumbling exercises at the end of every day, and after just a few months, we could be pushed off a high table unexpectedly by our partner and land fine on hard concrete. Not quite the height involved in that vid, but I bet it would at least help.

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

Looks like the belayer pulling in slack pulls the first piece and maybe the 2nd as well.

I don't think the rope even came taut. None of the pieces pulling seemed to slow him down at all.

Just as the leader starts to fall, the belayer takes up slack. You can see the rope running straight at that point, so he zippered out the first piece, maybe the 2nd as well. But yeah, the climber never weights the rope. No idea where the third piece might have been.

Looks like the belayer pulling in slack pulls the first piece and maybe the 2nd as well.

I don't think the rope even came taut. None of the pieces pulling seemed to slow him down at all.

Just as the leader starts to fall, the belayer takes up slack. You can see the rope running straight at that point, so he zippered out the first piece, maybe the 2nd as well. But yeah, the climber never weights the rope. No idea where the third piece might have been.

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

Yes but you still risk landing on your nut tool.

Nut tools, large cams and hexes should be racked on the sides if using the "backflop" technique. Only draws and slings should be racked behind you.

Nice landing technique though. if you land perfectly flat on your back, and all points hit at the exact same time, there is little chance of breaking any bones since the force is distributed over such a large area!

Yes but you still risk landing on your nut tool.

Nut tools, large cams and hexes should be racked on the sides if using the "backflop" technique. Only draws and slings should be racked behind you.